February 20, 2023 | Chartiers Valley Primary School

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School Bus Information

Dr. Stepko and Mrs. Tamasy are working closely with our Transportation Department to make sure all of our students have a safe and enjoyable ride to and from school each day. As parents and guardians, you play an important role in helping us in this effort. 

Please review the following with your families:

• Discuss our school-wide rules with your child: Be Respectful, Be Responsible, and Be Safe. These rules are particularly important when they are riding the bus.
• All Primary School students will have assigned seats on their bus, and they must remain in their seats for the entire bus ride. Even as the bus empties in the afternoon, the students need to remain in their assigned seats. These seats will be assigned and reinforced by the principals and drivers beginning this week. If you have a concern about your child’s assigned seat, please contact the principals.
• Make every effort to be at the bus stop at your child’s assigned pick-up and drop-off times. If the bus has to wait for your child, this makes the ride for the other children unnecessarily longer. Also, for safety reasons, the bus drivers cannot drop primary students off at the end of the day unless there is an adult to receive them.
• If you have a concern about something that has happened on your child’s bus, please report it to the principal or assistant principal. Bus drivers cannot spend long lengths of time talking to parents at bus stops, and there is often information that cannot be shared due to confidentiality laws. 

Super Colt Updates

February’s Super Colt character trait is integrity. This month, students will learn that integrity means doing the right thing, even if nobody is watching.

News from the PTG

Spring Book Fair

Save the date for the Spring Scholastic Book Fair on March 6-10. The volunteer sign-up is available on Membership Toolkit for PTG members, and more information will be sent home soon!

Easy No Hassle Fundraising

We’re kicking off 2 new programs to support our school: Coke Rewards & RXfundraising with Rite Aid. Here’s how you can help:

1. Send your Coke caps & codes to school to be collected in a jar in the main hallway. 
2. Take 30 seconds and register with Rite Aid to help us earn 1.5% on all purchases. Click here to register!

Love the Library!

You are invited to donate a book to the Primary School Library in your child's name!   When you do, you will celebrate your child and help the library to grow. What better gift than to help develop a child's love of reading!

A special bookplate will be placed in front of the book with your child's name and reason to celebrate!   He/she will be so proud to be the first to check the book out of the library!   

If you or a family member would like to donate to the library, go to our Amazon Wish List and choose a book to purchase. When you check out through the Wish List link, it will be delivered directly to the library. 

CVPS Library Wish List (click to see the wish list)

One note: Because it's a gift purchase, there is a place to write a message.  The fine print under that box says that without a message, the name will not be on the receipt.  Please type your child’s name in the message box.

Please also fill out the lower portion of this letter and return it to the school, so we know who donated the book when it arrives.  

If you have any questions, please email the library teacher, Mrs. Forkner at rforkner@cvsd.net.  Thank you so much!

 Students exercise in Ms. Estatico's P.E. classes.

Ms. Estatico's students are learning about heart health and using stethoscopes.

Exercise keeps our hearts healthy.

Students in Ms. Schweikert's class played Sight Word BINGO on Valentine's Day.

Kids of Steel

February 20th - Act 80 Day - No school for students

February 22nd - School Bus Driver Appreciation Day

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